In another turn of good news for self-publishing authors, IngramSpark announced it will no longer charge a fee for new title uploads (print or ebook). Revisions are also free for up to 60 days after the book’s first production date. After that, it will still cost $25 per corrected file upload.
Also, starting July 1, IngramSpark will charge a “market access fee” for every print book sold through its global distribution network. The fee will be 1 percent of the list price. For a $20 book, the fee would be 20 cents. Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
